Protests occur as part of a political struggle with winners and losers. Like strikes, protests are disruptive; that’s the point — they’re intended to force change on issues that would otherwise remain...

Jamil Sawalmeh, Country Director of ActionAid Palestine, says: “The decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is welcomed as a confirmation of what we have been seeing firsthand and calling...

If Australia wants to step up as a climate leader on the global stage, it must put its words into action and put real money on the table so that women and frontline communities across the Pacific and ...

Climate and development organisations are calling on the Australian Government to arrive at this year’s Pacific Islands Forum with a bold new climate finance commitment, in step with Pacific leaders’ ...

Exclusive: Asylum seekers say accessing mosquito nets ‘impossible’ amid warnings virus compounds pre-existing health conditions * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast At least nine asylum seekers on Nauru have contracted dengue fever amid an outbreak on the island, including one man who was medically evacuated to Australia for treatment and then returned this week, according to a legal aid group and an asylum seeker there. Cases of dengue, also known as break-bone fever, rose sharply in July amid a broader outbreak of the virus in the Pacific. The infection is transmitted through mosquito bites, and those with symptoms can experience a high fever, body aches, headache and nausea. Severe cases may require hospitalisation, and in extreme cases lead to death. Continue reading...

Today marks one month since the launch of the “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” (GHF), a US-Israel militarised distribution scheme, where 516 people* have been killed trying to reach distribution sites. 

We can and should be doing more to help the two million Palestinians struggling to survive

We can and should be doing more to help the two million Palestinians struggling to survive * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Last Monday the UK, Canada and France deliberately issued the strongest joint statement to date about what they said was the “intolerable” level of human suffering in Gaza. It is a further sign that many of our good friends in the international community remain aghast at the treatment of innocent civilians in Gaza. It was an important stand by them. Australia could have proudly joined them. We didn’t. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

When future generations read about Gaza with horror and wonder how we allowed a livestreamed genocide to happen, what will you say?

The ‘Shock Doctrine’ author explains the dark logic of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s path of destruction and why billionaire oligarchs are so angry.

The response to The Settlers has been humbling. But the ongoing displacement and intimidation of Palestinians is more severe than we could capture, says documentary presenter Louis Theroux

Bezalel Smotrich says Palestinians will ‘leave in great numbers to third countries’, raising fears of ethnic cleansing

Food and medicines are rapidly running out and prices are skyrocketing in Gaza, ActionAid’s staff and partners are reporting, as the total ban on aid entering the territory continues into its eighth w...

There is no fair labour with wage theft and retaliation. Write to the Fair Labour Association in solidarity with the Hong Seng and Violet Apparel workers.

The Trump Administration's foreign aid cuts have blown a massive hole in the budgets of global humanitarian organisations and lives are at stake. But the cuts aren't just coming from the US, with oth...

Activists are heartened that Australia's big banks took steps to limit lending to fossil fuel companies this year,...

This December 2024 alert highlights a current or anticipated shock that is expected to drive a significant change in the severity of acute food security in Gaza, such that a humanitarian food assistan...

Exclusive: All 15 health districts and the state’s health minister refuse to give public information on access to terminations

An analysis of banks’ ESG strategies comes as a deadline looms for some businesses to provide climate transition plans.